Maaficha Sakshidar

Maaficha Sakshidar (lit. 'Witness to the prosecution') is a 1986 Indian Marathi film directed by Rajdutt, starring Nana Patekar, Mohan Gokhale, Avinash Kharshikar and Usha Naik. The film is based on the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune during 1976-77.^[2]

Maaficha Sakshidar
Film poster
Directed by	Rajdutt[1]
Based on	Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
Produced by	Hiralal M. Shah [1]
Starring	Nana Patekar Mohan Gokhale Avinash Kharshikar Usha Naik
Music by	Vishwanath More[1]
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Plot

Based on a true story (the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune in 1976-77), this movie deals with the execution of four commercial art students after they were convicted of ten murders.^[3] Later on, on this incident, Anurag Kashyap made his film Paanch.

Cast

• Nana Patekar as Raghavendra "Raghava"
• Mohan Gokhale as Sunil "Sunya"
• Bipin Varti as Rakesh "Rocky"
• Kishore Jadhav as Manohar
• Avinash Kharshikar as Vilas Modak
• Usha Naik as Geeta, Sunil's girlfriend
• Jayram Kulkarni as College Professor
• Arun Sarnaik as Lawyer (Public Prosecutor)
• Kamlakar Sarang as Defence Lawyer
• Datta Bhat as Judge
• Ravi Patwardhan as Police Inspector Jadhav
• Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Sunil's mother
• Sumati Gupte as Raghavendra Mother
• Bindu as Dancer in Restaurant/Bar (Guest Appearance)
• Padma Khanna in a guest appearance in the song "Shama Ne Jab Aag"
• Irshad Hashmi as Commissioner
• Vasant Shinde as police constable

Music

Music composed by Vishwanath More.^[4]

1. "Jeevan Mein Aayi Nasha"
2. "Rangale Nave Nave Swapna"^[4]